Managing reusable business process modeling (BPM) assets

Abstract

A method for managing reusable BPM assets can be provided. The method can include selecting a process in a process model in a process modeling tool, retrieving a list of BPM assets in a repository of reusable BPM assets dependent upon the selected process and selecting individual ones of the BPM assets for importation into the process modeling tool in association with the selected process. Finally, the method can include importing into the process modeling tool the selected individual ones of the BPM assets from the repository of reusable BPM assets over a computer communications network.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to the field of modeling more particularly to managing process model assets.[0003]Description of the Related Art[0004]Process modeling and simulation relates to the modeling and simulation of dynamic or static systems, which can include, but are not limited to, enterprise management systems, engineering systems, networked information technology systems, utility systems, utility computing systems, autonomic computing systems, on-demand systems, electric power grids, biological systems, medical systems, weather systems, financial market systems, and business process systems. Such systems can be modeled and simulated for a variety of purposes including monitoring, analysis, control, design, simulation, and management.[0005]A process model is an abstract description of a process such as a business process or any other process related to the lifecycle of a system. The abstract description of the pr...

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Problems solved by technology

Managing reusable BPM assets in a development tool such as a BPM modeling and / or simulation tool is not without its challenges.

Asset modeling tools marketed today, however, are not suitable for managing reusable BPM assets because contemporary tools have been described as being too fine grain and lacking functionality to create meaningful asset boundaries.

Yet, such advanced modeling tools do not recognize BPM assets and BPM assets relationships that are critical for large-scale deployment of BPM solutions.

For example, such advanced modeling tools lack the ability to recognize versions of processes and services, and the ability to search for processes, the linkage between development, test and production environment for a particular process or service.

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